Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies is a research topic within Cognitive Neuroscience. Science Explorer counts 51k research works in it since 1950. 23.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the neural mechanisms underlying cognitive control, decision making, executive functions, and emotion regulation. It covers topics such as prefrontal cortex function, attentional networks, reward processing, and the development of cognitive control in the adolescent brain.
- Cognitive Control
- Neural Mechanisms
- Decision Making
- Executive Functions
- Emotion Regulation
- Prefrontal Cortex
- Attentional Networks
- Neuroimaging Studies
- Adolescent Brain Development
- Reward Processing
- Research works
- 51k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 12k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +0% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2k and 1.1k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2k works
- 2 China 1.1k works
- 3 Germany 745 works
- 4 United Kingdom 498 works
- 5 Canada 303 works
- 6 Japan 298 works
- 7 Italy 290 works
- 8 France 248 works
- 9 Netherlands 246 works
- 10 Australia 208 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, New York University publishes the most Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies research, followed by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Yale University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 New York UniversityUnited States 46 works
- 2 Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamNetherlands 39 works
- 3 Yale UniversityUnited States 39 works
- 4 University of TorontoCanada 38 works
- 5 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 38 works
- 6 Radboud University NijmegenNetherlands 35 works
- 7 University of California San DiegoUnited States 35 works
- 8 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 34 works
- 9 Technische Universität DresdenGermany 34 works
- 10 University of ChicagoUnited States 33 works
Who are the leading researchers in Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies include L. Gauthier, John T. Cacioppo and Marcus E. Raichle.
- 1 L. Gauthier United States 3.7k citations
- 2 John T. Cacioppo United States 3.7k citations
- 3 Marcus E. Raichle United States 3.6k citations
- 4 Colin F. Camerer United States 3.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies research done?
The largest centres of Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), New York (United States) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Nijmegen, Tübingen and Magdeburg.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- NijmegenNL · 46.9 works9.9×
- TübingenDE · 37.7 works9.6×
- MagdeburgDE · 21.0 works9.6×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Technische Universität Dresden and Radboud University Nijmegen score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamNetherlands | 69.3 | 22.7% | 14.0× | 39 | +19.3% |
| 2 | Technische Universität DresdenGermany | 67.5 | 19.5% | 10.0× | 34 | +90.3% |
| 3 | Radboud University NijmegenNetherlands | 67.2 | 22.9% | 11.7× | 35 | -1.2% |
| 4 | New York UniversityUnited States | 64.5 | 28.5% | 8.0× | 46 | -24.9% |
| 5 | Shanghai University of SportChina | 61.9 | 29.5% | 36.8× | 15 | — |
| 6 | University of TübingenGermany | 61.1 | 18.1% | 10.0× | 28 | +29.8% |
| 7 | University of GenevaSwitzerland | 60.5 | 17.5% | 10.9× | 26 | +3.6% |
| 8 | Università Cattolica del Sacro CuoreItaly | 60.1 | 25.6% | 10.5× | 21 | -8.3% |
| 9 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 57.8 | 35.6% | 3.5× | 34 | -25.3% |
| 10 | University of LübeckGermany | 57.7 | 28.1% | 9.2× | 10 | +84.3% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 0% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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